Yes, and quite typical -unfortunately- of my generation.
He's the same age as I am as indicated in his post 150.
I guess the difference being that in 1980 when I went to school, we still had a moment of silence for our war dead, and said the Pledge fo Allegiance.
Willing to bet he went to one of the few places that didn't at the time.
Sometimes it seems this whole country is just nuts